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By Senior Airman Aaron Irvin, 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published May 26, 2021 Airmen fuel an A-10 Thunderbolt II using an Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System out the back of a C-130J Super Hercules at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, May 24, 2021, in support of Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021. The ABFDS, a portable 3,000-gallon fuel bladder, can be loaded on a C-130J Super Hercules, C-5 Galaxy, or C-17 Globemaster III and transported anywhere around the...

By Bo Joyner / Published May 25, 2021 Airman Nicole Corp and Senior Airman Gabriela Knudson, command support staff reservists in the 419th Maintenance Group,sharpen their ability-to-survive-to-operate skills during a readiness exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (Senior Airman Anthony Pham) Tech. Sgt. Raymond Chan, 439th Airlift Wing religious affairs Airman and Chaplain (Capt.) Matthew Thompson, 439th Airlift Wing chaplain, prepare to visit Airmen during a Unit Training As...

USAF debuts first large-scale virtual command and control platform 26 May 2021 (Last Updated May 26th, 2021 16:35) The US Air Force has unveiled the first large-scale virtual command and control platform. Share Article The new virtual reality system being tested at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan. Credit: USAF / Senior Airman Lawrence Sena. The US Air Force’s (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) has debuted a next-generati...

Peace with Russia, China ‘Fraying at the Edge,’ Milley Tells Graduating Cadets Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET. email Peace with Russia, China ‘Fraying at the Edge,’ Milley Tells Graduating Cadets New Air Force officers should work “to set the conditions for a future that prevents great power war,” Joint Chiefs chairman says. May 26, 2021 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Air Force Academy class of 2021 is graduating into a secur...

Advertisement The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Cristina Garafola – senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation and co-author of “70 Years of China’s PLA Air Force” along with Ken Allen  (China Aerospace Institute 2021)  – is the 273rd in “The Trans-Pacific View Insight Series.”    Identify the top thre...

Air Mobility Command premiered a proof-of-concept for a next-generation all-domain command and control platform during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, May 25, 2021. ,

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21 ALPENA, Mich.—Air Mobility Command (AMC) is conducting part of their biennial training exercise Mobility Guardian at Michigan Air National Guard’s Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) May 17-28, 2021. Mobility Guardian 2021 (MG21) is focused on all-domain operations in Contested, Degraded, and Operationally-Limited (CDO) environments against a high-end adversary. The scenario drives a response to adversary aggression threatening the security and sovereignty of t...

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UAE renews commitment to collaborating for peace and security in Africa NEW YORK, 20th May, 2021 (WAM) -- The UAE renewed its commitment to working with partners to maintain peace and security in Africa, including when elected to the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. The UAE submitted a written statement to the UN Security Council’s ministerial open debate on addressing root causes of conflict while promoting post-pandemic recovery in Africa convened by China in its capacity as pre...